4th position in the Liga 2 table for Universitatea Cluj so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Petrolul 52 visits Cluj Arena.
- Universitatea Cluj is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Petrolul 52 have the most scored goals (16) away in Liga 2
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Universitatea Cluj form and stats
Universitatea Cluj have performed here at Cluj Arena this season with 6 wins from 9 Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Ever since the SSC Farul game Universitatea has been unbeatable here at Cluj Arena producing four straight wins.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Comuna Recea (0-1).
This is expected to be a close game, with Universitatea Cluj perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Universitatea Cluj as a small favourite), we find two games. Universitatea Cluj has won one of these, drawn one and lost zero.
Universitatea has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Universitatea have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (16) away in Liga 2, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Liga 2.
Petrolul aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 225 league minutes without a goal. V. Buhaescu was the last player to find the net.
Petrolul's previous game was their home loss versus Mioveni (0-1). Before that, Petrolul travelled to Concordia Chiajna and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Petrolul playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were zero Petrolul 52 wins, one draw and three defeats.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Petrolul 52 are regular goalscorers on their travels. Petrolul 52's manager V. Moldovan has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings between the teams: Universitatea won two, Petrolul 52 won one and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Arnăutu 11 goals |   D. Goga 5 goals |  C. Gavra 4 goals |
Universitatea Cluj missing players
Petrolul 52 missing players
| Universitatea Cluj | Petrolul 52 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 28 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 67% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 44% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 39% |
| 32% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 39% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.1 | 11.6 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 36% | 33% |
- Petrolul 52 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Petrolul 52 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Petrolul 52 have the most scored goals (16) away in Liga 2
- Petrolul 52 have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Liga 2
- Universitatea Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Universitatea Cluj is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Şirineaşa | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 2 | U Craiova 1948 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | ASU Poli Timişoara | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Metaloglobus | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 8 | Mioveni | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Rapid Bucuresti | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Csikszereda | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Petrolul 52 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 12 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timişoara | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Comuna Recea | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Unirea Slobozia | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | Sporting Turnu | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 18 | Şcolar Reşiţa | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | CSM Slatina | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacău | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 21 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -25 | 10 |